Since many people only know what the media tells them in screaming headlines, they would be shocked to learn of the finding of one federal study that sexual misconduct perpetrated by personnel in public schools is an almost incomprehensible 100 times worse than that perpetrated by abusive Catholic priests.
Commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education as part of the No Child Let Behind Act of 2002, the report, prepared by Hofstra University Professor Carol Shakeshaft, found that between 6 and 10 percent of public school students have been the victims of sexual misconduct. Although its methodology has been criticized by some, its bottom-line documentation of a clear, present, and alarming risk to America's public school students is unassailable.
The report, however, received relatively minor interest from the media. For example, the National Catholic Register reported that, following its issuance, the 61 largest newspapers in California published 2,000 stories about sexual abuse at Catholic institutions in that state and only four about the findings of the federal report.
What kind of unbiased reporting can we expect from media outlets that don't mind publishing classified ads such as "Man seeking boys.... age not so relevant"? No wonder all those "progressive" journalists try to portray Catholics as hypocrites and child molesters - it sure makes them feel morally superior. But the facts are - while no society or establishment could be 100% crime free, child abuse is far less likely to happen in an establishment that upholds strong moral values than in an establishment where almost everything is acceptable. The actual statistics (as opposed to headline counting) proves just that.
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